Cranberry-Blueberry Sauce

This maple syrup-sweetened cranberry sauce with fresh blueberries is flavored with orange, zesty ginger, allspice, and cinnamon and tastes delicious over hot oatmeal or pancakes!

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 50 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 106 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 ½ cups water
• ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
• ½ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• ¾ cup maple syrup
• 4 cups fresh cranberries
• 1 orange, zested and juiced
• 1 pint blueberries
• 6 each whole cloves
• 1 (2 inch) piece fresh ginger, grated
• 4 each cinnamon sticks

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Mix cranberries, water, orange zest and juice, cinnamon sticks, ginger, vanilla extract, cloves, nutmeg, and allspice together in a large saucepan until well combined; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring frequently, until many of the cranberries pop and sauce starts to thicken, about 20 minutes.

Step 2

Add blueberries and maple syrup; cook and stir until mixture returns to a simmer. Cook, stirring frequently, until desired consistency, about 20 minutes. Allow to cool completely. Remove cinnamon sticks and cloves; refrigerate for 6 hours, to overnight.